title: The assurance of quality care for the cancer patient.
abstract: Quality assurance is receiving increasing attention in a changing health care delivery system dominated by cost containment. Quality is being defined by health professionals, patients, hospitals, the purchasers of care, and government. None seem to agree entirely. A meaningful future for assurance of quality of care for the patient with cancer will require thoughtful program development by a widely diverse group of organizations dedicated to this goal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Evanston Hospital, IL 60201.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Winchester
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009313:National Health Programs; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States